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the law says. fortunately, we in america are surrounded by people, the majority of whom fit into the latter category. it's those people that i think we need to look out for from time to time. in light of those people, the supreme court of the united states has established the standard in the heller case pursuant to which it said people have a second amendment right to possess a firearm that is typically possessed by law- abiding people for lawful purposes. there are, as i understand it, about four million ar-15's in this country. there are even more other weapons that would likewise fall into a ban like this one. to my knowledge, the overwhelming majority of those weapons are possessed by law- abiding people and they are used for law-abiding purposes, hunting, target practice, self- defense and the like. i have yet to be convinced that the proponents of this legislation have met their heavy burden of establishing that this law would do more harm than good and that the -- any good it might do would
the law says. fortunately, we in america are surrounded by people, the majority of whom fit into the latter category. it's those people that i think we need to look out for from time to time. in light of those people, the supreme court of the united states has established the standard in the heller case pursuant to which it said people have a second amendment right to possess a firearm that is typically possessed by law- abiding people for lawful purposes. there are, as i understand it, about...
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, these cuts are also written into law. again, since they are written into law they are going to occur. we are willing to sit down with our friends and redistribute where they come from, we think that would be the prudent thing to do. we tried to do it twice last year. didn't work out. nobody was interested in talking to us last year. the president wasn't interested in putting a proposal on until -- if anything recent days. i really couldn't still tell you what it truly is. i will finish my point and be happy to yield to my friend. i think that the reality is we ought to recognize, i urge my friends on my side of the aisle recognize as we aproshe the end of the bush tax cuts -- approach the end of the bush tax cuts, they are going to end. whether we like it or not, that's the case that's going to be that way. that's what's going to happen here. we would rather renegotiate, minimize the harm, spread that 2.4% over the entire $3.5 trillion budget. i suspect our friends would like to do that, too, over time, and hopefully we c
, these cuts are also written into law. again, since they are written into law they are going to occur. we are willing to sit down with our friends and redistribute where they come from, we think that would be the prudent thing to do. we tried to do it twice last year. didn't work out. nobody was interested in talking to us last year. the president wasn't interested in putting a proposal on until -- if anything recent days. i really couldn't still tell you what it truly is. i will finish my...
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that make the enforcement of existing laws extremely difficult and render those existing laws not nearly as effective as they might otherwise be. >> and those laws now prohibit purchases of firearms by categories of people, convicted felons, fugitives, drug addicts and abusers and domestic violence abusers. purchases of firearms and ammunition. both firearms and ammunition. right now there are no background checks as to purchases of ammunition. none whatsoever. and as a matter of common sense as well as law enforcement professionalism, i think you'd agree that those laws are better enforced with background checks as to ammunition purchases, would you agree? >> yeah. i think -- i'd like to discuss this with you some more. one of the concerns i have is a resource concern. you know, i think that theoretically what you are you a talking about -- what you're talking about makes a lot of sense. i think that's a real -- it would have a real positive impact. my only concern is the nics system is potentially overburdened and making sure we have the resources to do that. >> and just by way of back
that make the enforcement of existing laws extremely difficult and render those existing laws not nearly as effective as they might otherwise be. >> and those laws now prohibit purchases of firearms by categories of people, convicted felons, fugitives, drug addicts and abusers and domestic violence abusers. purchases of firearms and ammunition. both firearms and ammunition. right now there are no background checks as to purchases of ammunition. none whatsoever. and as a matter of common...
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host: you said that would break the law. what is the law? guest: the law prohibits direct conversion generally. absent another lobby for you, you would contract out to other work by performing a cost comparison. you have to make sure that it is in the interest of taxpayers to contract out. that process is under consideration, because it is so flawed. basically, agencies are prohibited from performing work by -- that can be done by federal employees. host: we will hear from eddie in millbury, mass.. permit -- veryy pessimistic when i heard the "l.a. times" say they are lowering spending. you touched on furloughs. basically, what europe does this go on a four-day work week. but that is fine. would you please address pensions? there was one guy in california, a manager, who gave himself a raise of $850,000 a year. he has had 30 years' service at 3% per year, that is 90% of $850,000 gives him $800,000 pension per year? can you please address the spiking in pensions? guest: i read about some of these cases in california. these are not federal emp
host: you said that would break the law. what is the law? guest: the law prohibits direct conversion generally. absent another lobby for you, you would contract out to other work by performing a cost comparison. you have to make sure that it is in the interest of taxpayers to contract out. that process is under consideration, because it is so flawed. basically, agencies are prohibited from performing work by -- that can be done by federal employees. host: we will hear from eddie in millbury,...
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how does this law address that? >> this law captures decisions by courts. that have found someone to be a danger to themselves or others. in this case a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity was lost to the system. it will now be captured. people with mental health problems need to have due process. we are not going to take your second amendment rights away because somebody said something bad about you down the street. people spread rumors about your mental health. if you had an episode in the military where you are receiving treatment, i think the system needs to have a mechanism as to whether or not we can determine in a rational way that disability renders you unsafe to yourself and others. so this is a delicate balance. what we are trying to do is capture court decisions. when courts have rendered verdicts. there are over 14,000 people, apparently, in south carolina who have been adjudicated a danger to themselves and others by a competent court not in the system. that's what we are trying to fix. and your example, we just have to be careful how f
how does this law address that? >> this law captures decisions by courts. that have found someone to be a danger to themselves or others. in this case a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity was lost to the system. it will now be captured. people with mental health problems need to have due process. we are not going to take your second amendment rights away because somebody said something bad about you down the street. people spread rumors about your mental health. if you had an...
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law. the affordable care act, sometimes referred to as obamacare. money was taken out of the existing medicare program which is already strained almost to the bursting point and the medicare advantage program probably 20% of medicare recipients select that model because it gives them more bang for the buck. it gives them more coverage and it includes things and the gentleman from florida knows this. and this is what he's referencing. it includes more than just an annual physical when you turn 65. it includes more than being able to go to see a doctor and have it reimbursed under medicare when you have an episode of illness. there's a strong emphasis on medicare advantage to wellness,, let's say you do go and see the doctor because of an episode of illness and maybe several prescriptions were written and it's very important that the patient take the med case on a regular basis and not run out of med case, under medicare advantage, there would be a nurse, maybe in the doctor's office who wit
law. the affordable care act, sometimes referred to as obamacare. money was taken out of the existing medicare program which is already strained almost to the bursting point and the medicare advantage program probably 20% of medicare recipients select that model because it gives them more bang for the buck. it gives them more coverage and it includes things and the gentleman from florida knows this. and this is what he's referencing. it includes more than just an annual physical when you turn...
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under current law this will shrink in 2013 for the fourth year in a row. a $845 billion, this will be the first year with a deficit under $1 trillion. this would be about half as large relative to the size of the economy. you can see in the picture our projection under current law shows deficits continuing to fall for the next few years before turning up again by the end of the decade in totaling about $7 trillion. federal revenues of the lower line are projected to increase relative to the size of the economy in reached 1970 gdp in 2015 and beyond. because of both the expanding economy and schedule changes in rules. a comparison average of about 18% over the past 40 years. at the same time, if current laws remain in place, federal spending will fall relative to the size of the economy and then rise again. the decline can be traced to be discretionary funding. -- that tend to go up when the economy is weak. part of this is the return of interest rates to more normal levels and our projection that would push up interest payments to nearly their highest shar
under current law this will shrink in 2013 for the fourth year in a row. a $845 billion, this will be the first year with a deficit under $1 trillion. this would be about half as large relative to the size of the economy. you can see in the picture our projection under current law shows deficits continuing to fall for the next few years before turning up again by the end of the decade in totaling about $7 trillion. federal revenues of the lower line are projected to increase relative to the...
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the past these into law. it is about whether or not the strategy should in fact include infrastructure. should it include a major projects that i am going to have some specific questions about metrics being produced to support the notion that it is an effective part of counterinsurgency efforts. i am going to talk to you about something that is, i'm going to talk about the years of service. this is something not directly related. my background includes handling dozens and dozens of the jury trials as a prosecutor of the difficult sexual assault and rape cases. i've taken an acute interest on the pervasive problem of prosecuting sexual assault in the military. i feel a sense of urgency because of what happened last week. a colonel was convicted by a jury, a military jury, of sexual assault. he was sentenced to dismissal, forfeiture of pay, and one year in jail. with a stroke of a pen last week, a general dismissed those charges against him. a general with no legal training, a general that had not been in the c
the past these into law. it is about whether or not the strategy should in fact include infrastructure. should it include a major projects that i am going to have some specific questions about metrics being produced to support the notion that it is an effective part of counterinsurgency efforts. i am going to talk to you about something that is, i'm going to talk about the years of service. this is something not directly related. my background includes handling dozens and dozens of the jury...